Category: Tech, Media & Telecom

China's trade in high-tech products is predicted to top US$400 billion this year, state media reported. The Ministry of Commerce said trade in high-tech products totalled US$371.7 billion in the first 11 months of 2005, up 26.9% over the previous year. Imports of high-tech products rose 21.3% year-on-year to US$177.1 billion, while exports grew nearly […]

The number of cell phone subscribers in China rose 53.3 million to a record 388 million in the first 11 months of 2005, state media reported, citing the Ministry of Information Industry. This represents 29.1 mobile phones for every 100 Chinese. Short message volume climbed 40.1% year-on-year with more than 274.3 billion text messages sent […]

Prosecutors are proceeding with an espionage case against Zhao Yan, a New York Times researcher, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the defense lawyer, who said the trial could begin within six weeks. The Chinese man, who worked for the Times' Beijing bureau, was detained in September 2004, and charged with "providing state secrets abroad". […]

China has started large-scale trial networks based on its home-grown third-generation (3G) mobile telephone standard TD-SCDMA, the Financial Times reported, citing industry participants. The Shanghai trial involves two core networks and 16 "base stations" covering commercial districts, development zones and residential neighborhoods. Trials are also planned for more cities. Construction of the networks will fuel […]

Siemens will launch a massive campaign in China to tap into the business of online digital television, known as IPTV, state media reported. Siemens Communication Networks' Beijing CEO, Norbert Muhrer, said the German company would increase investment and research and development capabilities to develop and localize IPTV technology and services.